102-9-09
Hearing Examiners.

(A)
The
commission may establish the qualifications of, appoint, and fix the
compensation of, hearing examiners pursuant to section 102.05 of the Revised
Code. The commission may authorize the executive director to designate the
hearing examiners.

(B)
The
respondent will be given the opportunity to object to the appointment of a
hearing examiner, for good cause shown.

(C)
Hearing examiners will have the same
power and authority to conduct hearings as the commission.

(D)
Within thirty days after the hearing, the
hearing examiner must submit to the commission a written report, which must
include, but need not be limited to:

(E)
A copy of the report must be sent to the
respondent, who will have twenty days from the date the report is mailed to
file written objections to the findings of fact and conclusions of law in the
report. The commission will review, approve, modify, or disapprove the
recommendations of the hearing officer. No recommendation will become the
findings of the commission until ordered by the commission. Findings of the
commission have the same effect as if the hearing had been conducted by the
commission.

(F)
Nothing contained
in this rule precludes the commission from appointing a member of the
commission to serve as a hearing examiner.